Russian reference
жить
to live (imperfective)
Irregular · 9 form tables
Includes aspect specific future forms, requests and conditional constructions. Stress marks are retained. Participles and verbal adverbs appear separately; a missing form is not supplied by this reference.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I live |
| ты | you live |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it lives |
| мы | we live |
| вы | you (plural) live |
| они | they live |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I lived |
| ты | you lived |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it lived |
| мы | we lived |
| вы | you (plural) lived |
| они | they lived |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will live |
| ты | you will live |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will live |
| мы | we will live |
| вы | you (plural) will live |
| они | they will live |
Imperfective future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will live |
| ты | you will live |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will live |
| мы | we will live |
| вы | you (plural) will live |
| они | they will live |
Requests and wishes
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ты | live! |
| вы | live! (plural) |
Let us
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| мы | let us live (imperfective) |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I would live |
| ты | you would live |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it would live |
| мы | we would live |
| вы | you (plural) would live |
| они | they would live |
So that / want someone to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | so that I live |
| ты | so that you live |
| он / она / оно | so that he/she/it live |
| мы | so that we live |
| вы | so that you (plural) live |
| они | so that they live |
If … would
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | if I live |
| ты | if you live |
| он / она / оно | if he/she/it live |
| мы | if we live |
| вы | if you (plural) live |
| они | if they live |
Additional forms
Infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | to live (imperfective) |
Present active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who is performing the action: to live (imperfective) |
Past active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who was performing the action: to live (imperfective) |
Simultaneous verbal adverb
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | while performing the action: to live (imperfective) |
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